Ruth Moody - Artist Profile
Ruth Moody: Wednesday, April 10. 8:00pm. Tickets $15/ $10 students/artists. Ruth is a Juno Award winning songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founding member of the internationally renowned, Billboard-charting trio The Wailin’ Jennys and former lead singer of the Canadian roots band Scruj MacDuhk. She has performed in sold-out venues around the world, made numerous critically-acclaimed albums. Although best known for her work with The Wailin’ Jennys, Ruth is an artist of exceptional depth and grace in her own right. Critics have lauded her ethereal vocals, impressive multi-instrumentalism, and her masterful songwriting. Written with a maturity and wisdom that belies her age, her songs are timeless, universal, and exceptionally well-crafted, all sung with an intimacy and honesty that is unmistakably hers. The discreet modulations in Moody’s silken vocals are seductive enough, but she also plays many of her own instruments, including guitar, piano and accordion. Ruth has been recognized by the USA Songwriting Competition and the International Songwriting Competition for several of her compositions, including ‘One Voice,’ which has gone on to be a signature song for The Wailin’ Jennys.
Background:
Australian born, Ruth grew up on the Canadian prairies, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She comes from a musical family and has been singing, playing, and performing since she was a child. Her mother a music teacher and orff-specialist, and her father an English teacher with a passion for Shakespeare, it is no wonder Ruth ended up a professional singer-songwriter who spends most of her time on the stage.
Like her siblings, violist Richard (The Bills), violinist Rachel (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra) and cellist/psychiatrist Jane (keeping the family sane), she was trained classically, beginning with piano lessons at the age of four. Unlike the rest of her family, she was never drawn to learn a stringed instrument, and when she reached her mid-teens and found herself the odd-one out, she decided to study voice instead. Somewhere along the way she discovered a passion for folk and traditional music, and while still interested in the classical side of voice training, she built up a repertoire of folk songs. She was particularly drawn to Irish and Scottish songs, and learned to sing them in the ‘Sean nos’ style. It was this love and affinity for the Celtic tradition that eventually led her to decide on a career in folk music.
In 1996, after 3 years at university studying English and French literature and a year’s pilgrimage to her ‘home-land’ of Australia, Ruth abandoned the practical idea of becoming a teacher and turned to her growing interest in folk music Serendipitously, she discovered elementary school play-mate, Leonard Podolak, living across the street, and within weeks she was jamming with the boys from celtic/roots band Scruj MacDuhk. In March, 1997, she officially joined the band and her widely-praised vocals became a prominent feature in the group’s sound. She spent five years as their lead singer, playing theatres, folk clubs, and folk festivals across Canada, the United States and Europe. The band’s studio album, ‘The Road to Canso’, was nominated for a Juno for best roots and traditional album of 1999, and earned two Prairie Music Awards for outstanding roots recording and outstanding independent release of 1999.
In 2001, Scruj MacDuhk broke up and Ruth began focusing on writing songs. She taught herself to play the guitar and quickly initiated a new project: a collaboration with fellow Winnipeg singer-songwriters Nicky Mehta and Cara Luft. In January 2002, they took the stage as The Wailin’ Jennys, and soon became one of the most sought-after bands on the Canadian Folk scene. In 2004, they released their first full-length album, ’40 Days’, on Jericho Beach Records in Canada, Red House Records in the United States and Europe, and Shock Records in Australia. It earned multiple awards, including a Juno for best roots and traditional album of 2004. In 2006 The Jennys rejoined forces with ’40 Days’ producer David Travers-Smith and released ‘Firecracker’, which received international critical acclaim and multiple nominations and awards, including a Juno nomination for best roots and traditional album of 2006 and the North American Folk Alliance Award for best contemporary release of 2006. The Jennys, now Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta, and New York-based Heather Masse, with Jeremy Penner on fiddle and mandolin, continue to tour and captivate audiences around the world. They have recently released ’Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House’ (Outside Music/Red House Records/Shock Records), and will be releasing their brand new studio album this coming fall.
Like her siblings, violist Richard (The Bills), violinist Rachel (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra) and cellist/psychiatrist Jane (keeping the family sane), she was trained classically, beginning with piano lessons at the age of four. Unlike the rest of her family, she was never drawn to learn a stringed instrument, and when she reached her mid-teens and found herself the odd-one out, she decided to study voice instead. Somewhere along the way she discovered a passion for folk and traditional music, and while still interested in the classical side of voice training, she built up a repertoire of folk songs. She was particularly drawn to Irish and Scottish songs, and learned to sing them in the ‘Sean nos’ style. It was this love and affinity for the Celtic tradition that eventually led her to decide on a career in folk music.In 2001, Scruj MacDuhk broke up and Ruth began focusing on writing songs. She taught herself to play the guitar and quickly initiated a new project: a collaboration with fellow Winnipeg singer-songwriters Nicky Mehta and Cara Luft. In January 2002, they took the stage as The Wailin’ Jennys, and soon became one of the most sought-after bands on the Canadian Folk scene. In 2004, they released their first full-length album, ’40 Days’, on Jericho Beach Records in Canada, Red House Records in the United States and Europe, and Shock Records in Australia. It earned multiple awards, including a Juno for best roots and traditional album of 2004. In 2006 The Jennys rejoined forces with ’40 Days’ producer David Travers-Smith and released ‘Firecracker’, which received international critical acclaim and multiple nominations and awards, including a Juno nomination for best roots and traditional album of 2006 and the North American Folk Alliance Award for best contemporary release of 2006. The Jennys, now Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta, and New York-based Heather Masse, with Jeremy Penner on fiddle and mandolin, continue to tour and captivate audiences around the world. They have recently released ’Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House’ (Outside Music/Red House Records/Shock Records), and will be releasing their brand new studio album this coming fall.
Ruth Moody - Merchandise
Get Ruth's and The Wailin' Jenny's latest songs!
Ruth Moody - These Wilder Things 2013!!
Pre-order now from iTunes
Pre-order now from True North Records
Available in Canada April 9th,
May 4th in the USA,
and May 21 in Europe.
The Wailin’ Jennys – Bright Morning Stars 2011
Get Ruth's and The Wailin' Jenny's latest songs!
Ruth Moody - These Wilder Things 2013!!Pre-order now from iTunes
Pre-order now from True North Records
Available in Canada April 9th,
May 4th in the USA,
and May 21 in Europe.
Ruth Moody – The Garden 2010
Order Online
Shock Records Australia
The Wailin’ Jennys – Bright Morning Stars 2011
Order Online
Red House Records U.S.
True North Records Canada
(and the rest of the world)
The Wailin’ Jennys – Live At The Mauch
Chunk Opera House 2009
Order Online
Red House Records U.S.
Outside Music Canada
Ruth Moody - Photos
Jenny's Spring 2010
Ruth Moody - Live!
Ruth Moody - Promotional Pictures
1. Trouble and Woe
2. One and Only
3. Dancing In the Dark
4. These Wilder Things
5. Trees For Skies
6. Pockets
7. Make A Change
8. One Light Shining
9. Life Is Long
10. Nothing Without Love
Founding member of bluegrass supergroup The Wailin Jennys who are still going strong, Ruth Moody presents her new solo album These Wilder Things, available for pre-sale now, online April 9th and in stores in Canada April 23, May 4th in the USA and May 21 in Europe.
Ruth Moody - The Garden (2010)
1. The Garden
2. Cold Outside
3. Travellin’ Shoes
4. We Can Only Listen
5. Within Without You
6. Never Said Goodbye
7. Winter Waltz
8. Nest
9. We Could Pretend
10. Tell Me
11. Valentine
12. Closer Now
Red House Records is pleased to announce the April 20, 2010 release of The Garden, the first full-length solo album from Ruth Moody. A founding member of the Billboard-charting folk supergroup The Wailin’ Jennys, she has long been recognized for her captivating voice, superb musicianship and impressive songwriting. Ruth displays all this and more on this highly anticipated release.
The Wailin' Jenny's - Bright Morning Star (2011)
1. Swing Low Sail High
2. All The Stars
3. Bird Song
4. Away But Never Gone
5. Storm Comin’
6. Mona Louise
7. Bright Morning Stars
8. Across The Sea
9. Asleep At Last
10. What Has Been Done
11. Cherry Blossom Love
12. You Are Here
13. Last Goodbye
Recorded in the fall of 2009 at a cottage near Haliburton, Ontario and Found Sound Production in Toronto, Ontario. Engineered by Mark Howard and David Travers-Smith.Mixed and mastered by David Travers- Smith. Additional recording by Grant Johnson, Jeremy Penner and Norman Dugas in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Wailin' Jenny's - Live At The Mauch Chunk Opera House (2009)
1. Deeper Well2. Summertime
3. Intro To Driving
4. Driving
5. Bold Riley
6. Intro To Glory Bound
7. Glory Bound
8. Arlington
9. Bring Me Li’l Water Silvy
10. One More Dollar
11. Racing With The Sun
12. Paint A Picture
13. Intro To Begin
14. Begin
15. Motherless Child
16. Calling All Angels
17. Intro To One Voice
18. One Voice
Recorded live in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, at the Mauch Chunk Opera House on August 30, 2008, by Kent Heckman. It was produced and mixed by David Travers-Smith.
Ruth Moody - Video's
Her beautiful voice is even better live! Watch videos of her live!
Ruth Moody - Valentine
Ruth Moody - Glory Bound
Ruth Moody - Burns
Ruth Moody - The Mermaid Lounge
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